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Land Development Site Off Station Road Ashwell Hertfordshire

Refused North Hertfordshire 20/03070/FP Full Planning Permission

Works: New dwelling Major scheme

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Residential development of 28 no. dwellings and landscaping including pond, wildflower meadow and woodland and associated infrastructure.

As published by the council, reference 20/03070/FP

Application record

Reference
20/03070/FP
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
24 Dec 2020
Validated
24 Dec 2020
Decided
27 May 2021
Ward
Arbury Ward Historic
Parish
Ashwell Parish Council
Decision by
Planning Control Committee

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Dec 2020

    Received by North Hertfordshire

  2. 27 May 2021

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

48 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About full applications applications

How this application type works

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.

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